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Marasmius oreades

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Noun1.Marasmius oreades - mushroom that grows in a fairy ringMarasmius oreades - mushroom that grows in a fairy ring
fairy-ring mushroom
agaric - a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
genus Marasmius, Marasmius - chiefly small mushrooms with white spores
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The cause is a fungus, Marasmius oreades, that spreads in a series of expanding circles.
WEED it out by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
Dream Mapping pushed things further: Its collaborators spent three nights in rural Wiltshire, sleeping under the stars inside "fairy rings" formed by Marasmius oreades mushrooms, then logged their dreams (or maybe alternatively induced visions) in notebooks that Hiller subsequently exhibited as artifacts.
Speaking volumes: Rachel Withers on the art of Susan Hiller by Withers, Rachel / Artforum International
SALLY, Stratford-upon-Avon A FAIRY rings are circles of 10cm tall, pale brown, mushroom-like toadstools of the fungi called marasmius oreades that grow out of the lawn for no apparent reason, often in a circle shape.
Gardening: What can I do about fairy rings? by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
 
 
 
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